River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-19
PEPE'S SHROUD.

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worth. But the trait which excited
most interest among his compeers Of
his own age and sex was his dauntless,
daring courage None 50 reckless Is
Pope when the amateurs took the bull
ring for some function whose funds
were devoted to charitable or patriotic
purposes. none pushed his horse to such
strenuous efforts nor chung 50 persist.
entity 70 Tie game at the coleaderO when
ff- Young hlooIs Of the community
Ii,ied III. ir strength one against another
ia ..taiIing the bull - And brave he
was. too. IN emergencies in which the
soul j. less highly keyed 10 heroism than
In such stimulating phases IF dash and
enthusiasm. Facing calmly and in cold
blood men maddened by drink or pas
sion, or else turning a bold defiant
front 10 the Iawless gentry infesting. in
his day. the district. Pope demonstrated
ever his seIf-possession and courageous
spirit,
\ group Of Pepe's friends had had
his attributes under discussion. one
iIawy. Eighty Sunday afternoon. when
she sudden intermittent gusts of rain
and the dusty wind had driven them to
shelter from the rather bleak alameda.
where today no carriages dashed under
she garrulous cottonwoods, nor demure
jark-eyed ntaidens paced the graveled
ways or perehed, like gay birds, upon
the massive stucco benches. The
cotcric had betaken themselves TO the
house Of Don Enrique Soto, a, The in
stance of FREDERICK, his son. " no sat
trimming their glasses with the cor
dial wine of Pdrras-tO the disdain be
il admitted or divers superciliOus
spirits. who would have been vastly
better couteutcd with any poor. thin
liquor. So only that it bore a foreign
label.
Il tell YOU, comrades all. cried
Pablo Nuucz, ",his fine fellow Pope
gets credit for yalCr hr does not know
In an these fcats Of strength that he
Performs he knows that he j. at IN al
vantage by virtue sf his Timber build and
strong muscles But The true test of
courage sill he ease " here he VIII be
on equality with otheTs-gyith all the
world H0w would he behave during
au earthquake. when his tremendous
strength would avail him nothing?
4 rr.ef ~
intangible shapes fautom?'
At thata shouted chorus Of laughter
assembled from the circle Of young men.
.-Por DiOsi Pablo, Go>t thou believe
In fautoni~3 But w II ghosts hast thou
seem Come. tell US a tale-l story-a
legend 4 urety business thiS-that
Pablo has grown creduloU- Of ghosts
he who was wout to SCOT at aught that
hc could not touch, regarding the doc
friu ii the church even as the super
StitiGus dreams of ignorant women.
Ho, Pcpe. cried the merry crew. de-
riding IL the favoriie came to the door,
-.here i meat for thy mirth. Here i
Pablo grown Supgr>tii!OuS,
Fenc smiled when the babbling spirits
explained the situation, not failing,
either, to mJrk tbe point that the qucs-
ton h,ld arisen through NuneZ's doubt
az Pepes valCr. But smile although
b. did. Pope looked serious, too
Remember. mates, he said. THAT
Pablo IS from the Sierra. and in the
mountains one grows up inclined 10 be
ieye In uueJr;hlv thiEgS-thc very in
hucuccs 81 Nature. unchanged By the
ant ii man, tend that way
~. Pepc "a the defense
.-WeI. YES. then, said Pepe; land
do think. moreover. that deep down in
cvcry L man hear; there turks belief
uf loss .Ics,cr strength. In the super
u:.ur.tI Some stake their faith on
dreams. and some on signs and tokens.
Thou. Coryrra. diist shiyer and hcave
ali PLAYING mlliila one night last week
because juan Luna came AID looked
over tugf shoulder with hi crossed
ewes. How mans Of You will join me
tomorrow I'm a dinner | will give to
twcIyea Come. speak up. boys, You
shall tavt. the fullest spread the town
affords. and French wines All. What
are ynu bl-Llul2"
NJ mau mada eVuberant haste 10
arcrpt NurEuls offer 10 make enc
81 tile thirteen; rather. the young fel-
low locke. ab;.-hcd and guilty
Ala .~fsd Pablo NuHez. Il told
fbsm Won wear the white plume on
some cba-Ge,. Now. see. Pope. YOU
rauG rs III, pluckicSt fellow in town;
viii you ~ 10 ComPo SaEtO alone al
uight3
/ don't think | am the pluckiest.
said Pope. there Juan Cavrazco. who
faced and threw a mad bull that va,
charging a crowd in the market-place
Tito Redaua. who Overc8mc and tict
cray SANCHEZ. the butcher. over th'
dead body IF the mauiac.s son, that h'
had Just murdered.
80 vcu want % dodge tLs trial 10y
shifting the honors sid Nuucz tauni
Irciv. .sFhcse are all eases where IN,
danger was clear and definite. You vii
not 70 t1 the graveyard
%. veS." Sajd Pope. 4 am not giveI
To lodging. will 20. Now. min,
you. | ann afraid. Yes. comrades. 1t i
true. The unknown Is always III
thing fullest Of horrors. and | find ~
awful terror in the thought that. IS
bare possibility, even. somewhat tina
+ grgw-ome and fearful might befall
But Is nv mind the truest courage lies
NOS in our reckless. foolhardy exploits
bat in fearing thing and doing it a
the same. Come. what do You wis
lnc 70 do
..Letus % now to Campo Santo, an
see what shall be the test" and ut tn
word they troopedOut and upthe stree
10 the drcary graveyard. facing on
fOrlorE empty square above the alan
eda, spot 50 de,olatc and forbiddin
that its mere contemplation wOul
make world wsSry humanity willing {
cling 10 life rather than face the de.
tiny Of living in such repeilant eonfine.
Death. the Reaper. had gathered ampl
hlryests at san Felipe; his granar
was full To overfiOwing. The Ions
whitewashed facade Was topped by
cross above the great portal Of the 2
guam iucNplicabIy wide, since no ca
riage or beast Of burden ever cross
the threshold In the long mario